Catalogue of Penguins in Captivity Worldwide

[Sicarius]

Port of Nagoya aquarium in Japan is down to 2 emperor penguins. I feel like this species will soon disappear from the collection.

The penguin species I have seen:
- King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- Emperor penguin (A. forsteri)
- Western rockhopper penguin (E. chrysocome chrysocome)
- Northern rockhopper penguin (E. moseleyi)
- Eastern rockhopper penguin (E. chrysocome filholi)
- Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- Australian little penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae)
- Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
- Antarctic gentoo penguin (P. papua ellsworthi)
- Subantarctic gentoo penguin (P. papua papua)
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
I guess that's all of them in captivity outside the natural range?

 

[Great Argus]

I guess that's all of them in captivity outside the natural range?

Nope - you're missing the Fiordlands at Taronga.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

SeaWorld Abu Dhabi opened, which should add king, gentoo, Adélie, chinstrap, macaroni, and southern rockhopper penguins to the list. Though the Antarctica realm isn’t open yet, it’s still exciting to see the introduction of a few new penguin species into captivity in the UAE.

 

[birdsandbats]

Henry Vilas no longer keeps African Penguin.

 

[Little orca]

AOAO SAPPORO in Japan now has two species of penguins: 22 northern rockhopper penguins and 5 little penguins. The northern rockhopper penguins are from Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park, and the little penguins are from Tokyo Sea Life Park.

 

[Tuna]

El Paso Zoo is planning to house Magellanic penguins in the very near future, didn't see it mentioned yet.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet - Apparently Harbin Polar Land in China has at least one chinstrap penguin.

 

[Little orca]

Haichang sold its Qingdao, Tianjin, Wuhan and Chengdu theme parks in 2021.
The aquarium where emperor penguins still captivity in China include:
Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park
Zhengzhou Haichang Ocean Park
Nanjing Underwater World
Chengdu Polar Ocean Park
Wuhan Polar Ocean Park
Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Recently, the Zoological and Botanical Garden of Changchun also rented emperor penguins from Dalian.

 

[Little orca]

Jilin Changchun Jingyuetan Park rented emperor penguins from Dalian in 2016, and Hefei Ocean World rented emperor penguins from Nanjing Underwater World in 2009.

 

[Little orca]

Facility in Japan that used to keep emperor penguins
Ueno Zoo
Kobe Oji Zoo
Fukuoka Aquarium (closed)
Nagasaki Aquarium (former Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium)
Shimonoseki City Aquarium (former Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Kaiyokan)

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska, USA keeps Humboldt penguins

 

[SwampDonkey]

SeaWorld Orlando holds Magellanic as well, they have been on display in Wild Arctic (in the former polar bear/harbor seal enclosure) for a few months, they held them BTS previously from what I have been told.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Hakone-en Aquarium in Japan keeps King Penguins

 

[carlos55]

Chapultepec zoo recieved 5 Humboldt penguins from Nagoya zoo in exchange for 5 volcano rabbits. The newly opened Acuario Michin in northern Mexico City has 5 Humboldt penguins. I do not know their source. Acuario Inbursa still has gentoo and chinstrap penguins. So Mexico City now has 3 institutions with penguins.

 

[birdsandbats]

Chapultepec zoo recieved 5 Humboldt penguins from Nagoya zoo in exchange for 5 volcano rabbits.

Most lopsided trade ever,

 

[Enzo]

Hello once again. São Paulo zoo has not had any penguins since the early 2010s.

Hello. The São Paulo zoo reacquired Magellanic penguins this year. I believe four were brought from Oceanic Aquarium, in Balneário Camboriú. They have replaced the Neotropical river otters.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Utah, USA acquired Macaroni penguins in April.

Draper aquarium welcomes 4 macaroni penguins

 

[JVM]

Well-known on Zoochat but not mentioned in this thread previously, Brookfield Zoo held Galapagos penguins in the 1930s:

Galapagos Exhibit in the old Reptile House (1938)

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[Randomname0183]

Well-known on Zoochat but not mentioned in this thread previously, Brookfield Zoo held Galapagos penguins in the 1930s:

Galapagos Exhibit in the old Reptile House (1938)

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Amazing photo, probably the most captive Galapagos penguins I've ever seen in a single shot too. Curious about if mixing them with the tortoises caused issues, however.

 

[Sphenisciologist]

Some other information that hasn't been posted here worth noting:

In May of last year, it was announced that Montreal Biodome, Canada received 12 chinstrap penguins from SeaWorld San Antonio, USA.
(Information courtesy of @Zoo adventures)

As of this year (April 15 at least), Vinpearl Land (Phu Quoc Aquarium), Vietnam has a colony of Adélie penguins present, meaning the species is now present in four east Asian countries.

As many of you are aware, SeaWorld Orlando, USA is now the only holder of emperor penguins in the western hemisphere. The facility has also phased/is phasing out their western rockhoppers and has added macaroni penguins instead.
SeaWorld San Diego, USA no longer holds emperor and king penguins, and it is unlikely the rest of the macaronis and brush-tailed penguin species will be kept at the collection by the end of this year.
More information here:
(Penguin Encounter closing? [SeaWorld San Diego])